Non-refillable bottle



(No Model.)

0. O. PALMER.- NON REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

No. 590,331. Patented Sept. 21,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COOLIDGE COOK PALMER, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,331, dated.September 21, 1897.

Ap lication filed December 19,1896. Serial No. 616,246- (No model.)

To all whom it may OOH/0877b.

Be it known that I, COOLIDGE COOK PAL- MER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a non-refillable bottle.

The object of the invention is to provide a bottle of this character, sothat after it has been filled and sealed the contents cannot be removedunless the neck of the bottle is broken, thus preventing bottlersimposing upon the public by refilling the bottles with inferior articlesand placing them upon the market as original packages.

lVith this object in view the invention consists of certain features ofconstruction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fullysetforth.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated my invention by asectional view.

Adenotes avessel which maybe in the form of a bottle, jar, or jug, andwhich is provided with a neck B, the interior of which preferably flaresfrom its base to its mouth.

0 denotes an annular recess formed in the interior wall of the neck,thus forming upper and lower annular shoulders D and E, respectively. Onthe outer side of the neck, a slight distance below the shoulder D, isformed a deep groove F.

G denotes the stopper, which may be of cork, rubber, or any suitablematerial, and which is adapted to be inserted into the neck of thebottle until its lower end comes in contact with and is stopped by thelower shoulder E, which prevents it being accidentally or intentionallyshoved into the body of the bottle. The upper end of .the stopper ispreferably shallowed out, as shown at H, so as to form a resilient edge,which, after the stop per has been pushed into the neck of the bottle,will spring out underneath and engage the upper shoulders D in the neck,and thus prevent the removal of the stopper.

In order to prevent the stopper being cut into pieces and removed inthat manner or being bored through, I cement to the top of the stopper adisk-I, which has a diameter corresponding to the interior diameter ofthe neck, so that no tool or implement can possibly penetrate thestopper without first breaking the porcelain disk.

When it is desired to remove the contents of the bottle, all that isnecessary is to give its neck near its mouth asharp blow. This willfracture the neck at the groove F, and as the stopper G extendsdownwardly in the neck of the bottle below this groove small pieces ofglass will be prevented from falling into the bottle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A non-refillable vessel having a neck, the interior wall of which isprovided with a lateral recess to form upper and lower shoulders, andthe exterior wall of which is provided with a deep groove arrangedbetween the shoulders, a stopper, the upper end of which is shallowedout to produce a spring edge to engage the upper shoulders when thestopper is in position, a porcelain disk having a diameter correspondingto the interior diameter of the neck, and a packing of cement placed inthe shallowed portion of the stopper and subserving the double functionof holding the porcelain disk in place and of expanding and holding thespring edge of the stopper into engagement with the upper shoulder toprevent of its compression and withdrawal, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

OOOLIDGE COOK PALMER. Witnesses:

A. J. WARD, FREDERICK EGNER.

